The Washington critic., 1887-12-21
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A letter to the Political Correspondence
Of Vienna from Berlin charges the
Cars entouragc with systematically
misleading the Gar in inducing him to
make decisions which he would not
sanction IL he knew the truth. The latest
proof of this state of affairs, says the let
ter, is the recent article OF the st. Peters
burg official Niihorg Gascife, which re-
fleets the false military reports sub.
mittcd to the Gar. The Czar's soclu led
life and the inscriptions ilattery of the
diplomats around him facilitate the
work of deception and explain the Cars
otherwise incomprchensiblc attitude on
the most important questions OF ihc
hour. The hope of avcrting the catas-
trophe of war depends chiefly upon
whether the Interpretations Of the
Cars encourage can be successfully O.
posed and the truth revealed to his
Majesty.
1t is now stated that England will in
tcrfcre to preserve the peace Of Europe
Lord Randolph Churchill has gone to
Russia He will visit st.. Petersburg
and Moscow The object of his journey
is to make personal inquiries regarding
the situation in Europe. He has no dip
lomatic mission. Authentic news has
reached Vienna to the effect that uu-
merous Cossack regiments are being
massed In Russian Poland. Aa was OK
pected, the reported attempted assassi-
nation of the Car is denied.
Lord Hartington's visit yesterday to
Messrs. Goschen and Smith have revived
the rumor that gained ground before the
recess that the Tory household were ex-
ceedingly anxious for that Unionist
Marquis TO become .domesticated in their
fold. 1t is apparent that the Tories still
desire him to accept an Office in the
Cabinet and so gain him to their caiiRe
The fact that every Tory bill that Is Tor
mulated is ubmttcd to Lord Harting.
ton as soon as it is drafted can be re-
garded as evidence of the truth of such
statement. That he will drift natur-
ally to his opponents, and be prevailed
upon, not long distant, to enter Sails
bury's Cabinet, or form one of his own,
is considered as an undoubted result of
the frlenlle negotiations he has recently
carried on with the Tories.
M. Ferry was present at the unveiling
Of the Edmond About statue yesterday.
1t was his first appearance since he was
shot, and he received many congratula-
tions.
Prince Krapotkine lectured last night
on 'The Moral Influence of Prisons" 4"
He argued for the suppression of all
prisons and of leaving crimes to be
committed at will, saying that the only
safeguard of society was the curing of
diseases of the brain, heart and stomach,
from which all criminals suffer.
Mr.. Clancy, member of Parliament,
speaking at a league meeting in Dublin
yesterday, referred to the reports that
the Government intended to try to
soothe the Irish by granting them a
Catholic university instead of home
rule, and said that the Irish spurned
such bribes, and that no mess of pottage
could ever induce them to abandon their
birthright as nation.
John L. Sullivan, who is now ex'
hibiting in Glasgow. has issued chal
lenge to Smith or Kilrain to fight fol
5000 side. He offers to fight either
Kilrain or Smith in the first week OF
April and the other man in the first
week Of May, each for 5000 side
Jem Smith has returned to London. He
looks but little worse for the fight. Xii
rain and his party left Paris at II O'Clock
last night. The Marquis Of Queens
berry offers gold medal for a glove
contest Of eight rounds between Kilrair
and Smith.